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促

Urge
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingソク
Kun readingうなが.す
JōyōGrade 8Level 29

Verbs with «促»

促す促進する
  1. to urge
  2. to encourage
  3. to press
  4. to prompt
  5. to draw (attention to)

Popular Usage

催促促す

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · leg · mouth (口) · mending · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1373

Compound words

催促さいそく
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
促すうながす
to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
促進するそくしんする
to promote
促進そくしん
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
促成そくせい
promotion of growth
督促とくそく
urge; demand; importunity
販促はんそく
sales promotion
促音そくおん
geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
偓促あくせく
busily
催促状さいそくじょう
dun
促進剤そくしんざい
accelerant
促成栽培そくせいさいばい
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.)
勤労者財産形成促進きんろうしゃざいさんけいせいそくしん
(workers) asset formation
特定非営利活動促進法とくていひえいりかつどうそくしんほう
Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に注意して運転するようにと促した。
He urged her to drive carefully.tatoeba
この曲は眠りを促してくれます。
This music helps me to fall asleep.tatoeba
唾液の分泌を促す
They stimulate the secretion of saliva.wiki
受身で畳の上を転がることにより血行を促す。
Rolling on the tatami mat for ukemi (falling techniques) improves the blood circulation.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Urge. 亻 (person) + 足 (foot) — hurrying someone along. 促進 — promotion.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 促

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step